Yes, last summer the US bought 100k rounds from South Korea. Now we just bought another 500k and South Korea is willing to directly (now) send weapons and lethal aid to ukraine which opens up a huge manufacturing base.
South Korea is a massive arms dealer and delivered Poland's k2PL tanks in record time. They have the ability to do what American industry can't right now.
It does make sense. Russia brutalized South Korea and their allies still shoot at them. It's payback.
Now South Korean tanks, artillery, planes, and IFVs are in Eastern Europe to crush the Russians.
I misread your original comment - sounded like you meant South Korea was supplying the Russians. Curious cat wonders if SKorea has any hypersonics under development. If the Russians and Chinese are indeed as far along with that technology as some claim, carrier warfare is now history.
Shells from SOUTH Korea? For the Russians? Makes zero sense.
Yes, last summer the US bought 100k rounds from South Korea. Now we just bought another 500k and South Korea is willing to directly (now) send weapons and lethal aid to ukraine which opens up a huge manufacturing base.
South Korea is a massive arms dealer and delivered Poland's k2PL tanks in record time. They have the ability to do what American industry can't right now.
It does make sense. Russia brutalized South Korea and their allies still shoot at them. It's payback.
Now South Korean tanks, artillery, planes, and IFVs are in Eastern Europe to crush the Russians.
The circle of life is weird.
I misread your original comment - sounded like you meant South Korea was supplying the Russians. Curious cat wonders if SKorea has any hypersonics under development. If the Russians and Chinese are indeed as far along with that technology as some claim, carrier warfare is now history.
Doesn't help there are two Koreas.
However North Korea is helping Russia. They sent a bunch of weapons with Prizghozin a while ago on train carts.